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Joe Biden Wants US Government Algorithms Tested for Potential Harm Against Citizens (www.wired.com)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Highlights: The White House issued draft rules today that would require federal agencies to evaluate and constantly monitor algorithms used in health care, law enforcement, and housing for potential discrimination or other harmful effects on human rights.

Once in effect, the rules could force changes in US government activity dependent on AI, such as the FBI’s use of face recognition technology, which has been criticized for not taking steps called for by Congress to protect civil liberties. The new rules would require government agencies to assess existing algorithms by August 2024 and stop using any that don’t comply.

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[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Interesting. I want algorithms to warn us about potential harms by Joe Biden. What if we were able to fund an AI run by the GAO that can tell us when government decisions make the majority of our lives worse?

It's a long way off and might be a bad idea to trust an AI outright, but I just wish we had a more data informed government.

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